Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-01

| scarcely ever die out Of them except on
! Sunday. The freight trains change crews
at each end OF the line. and the rolling
stock is kept ia motion almost continually
| day and night since the failure OF the
/ engines.
Brunswick Advertiser: Now that the
! government has awakened to the tao:
/ that she needs navy and must have one.
| or let England outtalk her, would it not
! be we'll for our delegation in Congress,
| both Senators and Representatives, to
call the attention Of the powers that be to
the fact that the United States govern
ment owns property in tue harbor of
Brunswick. purchased expressly for a
navy yard-we refer to Blythe Island.
! They might also show them that we have
| here the finest live oak tim Der In the
world; the best harbor south Of Nor
folk-One deep enough and large enough
to float the navies OF the world, and then
not obstruct our own vessels; that we
have every access to the coal and iron
mines OF the Interior, and in short, just
the place viewed from any and all stand
points for the erection of one of the finest
| navy yards in the world.
Jim White is an orphan boy of Macon,
black and aged II years. sunday Jim
was sent out q ter some eggs. On his re-
turn he struck up with another boy
pumped out OF jim, IL is supposed that
they began to smoke cigarettes. They
secured match, which not only light2
a cigarette, but in some way set fire TO a
portion OF Jim's shirt. The part iXniied
was on his back and under his coat, and
the fire had gained some Roadway before
Jim found out that ne was the victim OF
an incendiary. He had not gone far,
swinging the paper bag full OF eggs and
N IA n lon tn hnt hnf s,lf nj
on nis back. Then he dropped eggs and
cigarette and cast backward glance. He
saw the smoke arising from his coat and
by this time felt the full force Of the tire.
With a scream be darte0 forward. When
} lm saw that his clothing was aolaZe he
struck bee line in the middle Of the
street. His speed and the high wind
famed the fire into FAM, and Wnen
steve Collins saw the blaze in the wind
he ran and caugat the boy and threw him
down in the road. tearing the clothing
from him. He then picked up Jim and
carried him To Fannie Williams house,
where linseed oil, sweet oil, flour and mo-
lasses were poured all over. him. When
the boy was examined it was found that
his back, shoulder and neck had been
horribly burned. 1t was some time be-
fore he was free enough from pain to tell
what had happened. He says Harris Sc t
MIN atre out OF meanness.
The GAINESVILLE Orthodox Democrat is
one OF the bitterest anti-pr0 hIbition pa.
pers published In the Soutn, In drawing
The picture printed below OF ''the barroom
at home," its whisky prOclivities make it
lose sight OF the TACT that the man men
TONED IL the story would probably have
been worse II of ne had been able to obtain
MS potatiOns In saloon. the paper says:
within a few miles of Barnesvllle is a
| fRGn fstI To-
proved. Here ought to be a happy home.
here thrift and contentmenG have
for years blessed tine family hearth
stone. The husband is comparatively
young man not having reached the
| meridian OF life. He is a good farmer and
clever gentleman. The wife is an excel
lent lady. Both are esteemed by their
neigb5ors. several children here enjoyed
pleasant home. The husband, uniortu-
nately, Is addicted to drink. Provided
with the regulation jug of dry county he
went home and established his own ac-
| commodati0ns in the chimney corner or
| closet. Constantly he repaired to the
| corner audsucked and sucked and sucked
until wife, family and friends lamented
| sorely his inebriate condition. For ten
| DAYS or more past he has not drawn a
obllterated. The family hearth was
made the scene of continued
| drunkenness. His good wife could
endure no longer. Last Saturday
a neighbor was called in. The wife de.
| clared she could stand 1t no longer; that
unless her husband would con sent Tor the
regulation jug to be carried off and cease
| 10 drink she would leave home never to
/ return. His heart relenttd and he prom
/ ised TO quit. The neighbor started OF
with the now famous jug OF the law. The
| lnebriate followed, and when away from
the house demanded the jug. With this
hid he continued his drinking. Final
ly last Monday morning the vile took her
leave and returned TO ner gray-haired and
grief-stricken father. A homeds desolate
The children sick with measels bemoan
Der departure. Here is only one of many
examples of the Darroom- at-home policy
of nIIr laWy